noun
Meaning 1
A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
mantlet
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UK: /ˈmæntlət/
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noun
Meaning 2
A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 3
A mantelletta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
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noun
Meaning 4
portable bulletproof shelter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mantelet
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Broader terms: shelter
History
Etymology
From Middle English mauntelet, from Old French mantelet, diminutive of mantel (“mantle”). Doublet of mantelletta.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: пелерина (pelerina) — short sleeveless cloak or cape
- Ido: manteleto — short sleeveless cloak or cape
- Latin: mūsculus — portable screen or other covering